A labour of love

They say to be loved is to be understood, but in the case of one viral Cambridge couple, to be loved might mean to have your PhD understood. Harum and Will, who both graduated this year, were asked to explain each other’s PhDs in a now-viral video. The couple, who met and got married at Cambridge, rose to the challenge successfully, and looked very in love in the process. Harum, a graduate in International Law, even managed to make her husband’s PhD in Physics sound mildly interesting – no small feat!

Naturally demure

As Cambridge University waits for students to flock back to its streets next month, its wildlife is enjoying the quiet – at least according to the University’s social media. Cambridge shared a photo of a local heron waiting for the start of the new academic year looking “very demure, very mindful,” hopping onto the viral trend, albeit a month or so too late. Admittedly, the heron did look very demure, snapped perching on the river bank in Garret Hostel Lane.

The great gig in(between) the lines

Cambridge local and ex-Varsity fashion model David Gilmour has revealed the lyrics of songs from his new album by hiding them in local newspapers. Gilmour, of Pink Floyd fame, has leaked snippets from Luck and Strange in seven different local papers across Cambridgeshire, allowing readers of Cambridge News to gain early access to his work. One song, ‘The Piper’s Call,’ featured lyrics in the paper discussing “eternal youth,” much to the horror of any Octogenarian readers of the local publication.

A purrfect Cam-panion

A retired Cambridge school teacher has gone viral over his love for his “completely unique” cat Juno. Fez-wearing Mark Paterson told TikToker @oshuclips of his love for Juno in a video that gained over 2.6 million views, claiming that the cat had become his closest companion after the death of his wife. Paterson has since described to the the BBC how 12 year olds approached him in the street checking on the cat’s well-being, describing the experience as “very sweet”.